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Stephan Flister

Maplewood, MN
Commenter for
4 years 28 weeks

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Posted on 02/02/10 at 06:00 pm in response to Kline finally gets his wish: a committee appearance by labor secretary

Why are you printing GOP press releases in the center news column, instead of over on the side with the other paid advertising?

Posted on 01/05/10 at 12:31 pm in response to What's ahead in Minnesota politics? Lots of trash talk

You say "Ramsey County District Judge Kathleen Gearin's ruling last week against Gov. Tim Pawlenty's unallotments to the budget and the governor's decision to appeal starts the year out with an unanticipated new level of political contentiousness....

Until Gearin's ruling, there was a sense that the backbiting between the governor's office and the Legislature would be reigned in until there was an earnest attempt to resolve last session's unfinished business."

You are making...

Posted on 12/18/09 at 04:37 pm in response to Franken shushing Lieberman makes big news

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/12/18/mccain-hypocrisy-franken/

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator’s time has expired.

Mr. DAYTON. I ask for unanimous consent that I have 30 seconds more to finish my remarks.

Mr. McCAIN. I object.

Posted on 12/09/09 at 10:47 pm in response to On Bonafield, Bachmann and Kersten

Skip balance, go for truth. It works really well.

Posted on 12/08/09 at 04:45 pm in response to State Sen. Day resigns legislative seat to lobby for racino

Must be putting his new career as a highway engineer on hold.

Posted on 11/25/09 at 09:59 am in response to KSTP report underscores problem with state's absentee-ballot counting

I just came to this story via my RSS reader. Had the title started with 'republican blowhard says...' I would never have done so.

I just mention this in case you count hits on stories as a way to gauge reader interest. If so, then you are likely way overstating interest in what republican blowhards say. You might want to waste your time posting this sort of thing, but I don't like being misled into inadvertently wasting my time by following the link.

Better titles please!

Posted on 11/22/09 at 01:37 am in response to Health care bill passes first test in Senate

"...by the narrowest possible margin."

51 would be the narrowest possible margin, should any republican be the least bit interested in governing. Why should we assume implacable "NO!" to be the norm?

Posted on 11/06/09 at 02:00 pm in response to David Brooks, the comedian

I think Brian Simon's election result analysis is correct. However, my relabeling thought refers to polling data, not voting.

Eric wrote:
But several recent polls have shown that among independents, there's been a sharp recent move to the right.

Posted on 11/06/09 at 12:04 pm in response to David Brooks, the comedian

I don't have any data so this is a guess: wouldn't the 'turn to the right' noted among independents really just be a reflection of those same people having abandoned the Republican label? When a bunch of Republicans stop calling themselves that and start calling themselves Independents, what else would you expect to see happen to the ideological makeup of so-called Independents?

Posted on 10/13/09 at 05:26 pm in response to Is the cross a Christian symbol?

If you don't think symbols in general, and crosses in particular, mean anything - try putting a few where adherents would not want to see them.

Imagine a giant cross atop a gay bar. What voices do you hear?